“Fans are understandably surprised by the news, but it’s tough to say if two ride-share rides and the inconvenience of carrying one’s own luggage will make or break an entire vacation budget,” said Carlye Wisel, a freelance theme park journalist. Whether the elimination of the shuttle service and extra park hours will lead travelers to stay at other hotels rather than Disney-operated ones remains to be seen. During the early entry period, people without proof of a hotel reservation will not be allowed entrance to the parks until normal operating hours.
Vacation and in the park of their choosing,” Disney said in its blog post.Īdditionally, the early theme park entry should help to reduce morning crowds at the theme park in light of pandemic-related entry protocols, including temperature screenings. Spread visitation across all four theme parks, while providing addedįlexibility by giving guests extra early park time on each day of their “The new early theme park entry benefit helps us better This new perk will allow visitors with a valid hotel reservation to enter any of the four theme parks at Walt Disney World 30 minutes early during their stay. Starting later this year, Disney will allow their hotel guests to enter theme parks before the general public, but the extra evening hours for hotel guests will not return. Called “Extra Magic Hours,” this feature allowed guests who stay at Disney hotels to enter theme parks earlier than other visitors or stay in them later in the evening, sometimes adding an hour or more to their park stay. Separately, Disney confirmed that another popular perk that was suspended amid the pandemic will not return. “While we are disappointed Disney will no longer offer this service, we intend to continue offering transportation services between the airport and all area theme parks and hotels to meet the demand of visitors now and in the future.” “Walt Disney made us aware of their decision earlier today,” said Roger Chapin, spokesperson for Mears Transportation. As a result, Testa said the move was “absolutely a cost-cutting measure.”
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“The rise of ride-sharing apps made it easier and cheaper for people to go offsite when they wanted (rather than renting a car or calling a cab), and so Disney was bearing the entire cost of getting people between the airport to their hotel, without getting as much benefit as they once did.”ĭon’t miss: Disney will overhaul Splash Mountain ride amid criticism over connections to racist film - here’s the movie they choseĭisney did not operate the “Magical Express” service it was subcontracted to Mears Transportation, an Orlando-based company. “That was a pretty effective moat that, when it was introduced, was supposed to keep people inside ‘the Disney bubble,’” said Len Testa, co-author of “The Unofficial Guide to Walt Disney World” and president of travel website Touring Plans. Indeed, the company even seemingly reinforced this benefit in recent years by beginning to charge hotel guests for parking. Disney will continue to offer transportation within its Walt Disney World complex, including the monorail, buses and the Skyliner gondola service. The blog post noted that these services “save time and offer more flexibility” to resort guests. In a blog post, Disney noted that the change was made in light of the growing popularity of ride-share services from companies like Uber Their visits, including early theme park entry for Disney Resort hotel guests.”
“At the same time, we’re also introducing new ways for guests to enjoy Service starting with arrivals in 2022,” a Walt Disney World spokeswoman The luggage-related part of the service was suspended in 2020 due to the pandemic.Īnd preferences change, we will no longer offer Disney’s Magical Express Disney would collect the belongings and then bring them directly to people’s hotels. As part of the service, guests could even skip waiting for their luggage at baggage claim by putting special tags on their suitcases.
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